Section 870-RICR-30-00-6.11 - Review ProcessA. Each Application shall be reviewed to confirm compliance with the Act and these Rules, and the Corporation may reject any incomplete or deficient Application.B. The Corporation may require the submission of additional information in connection with any Application, the revision of an Application, and may permit the resubmission of an Application rejected as being incomplete or deficient.C. Prior to recommending a project to the Board for approval, the Corporation shall review each project to determine if a Project Financing Gap exists. This review shall include testing the validity of the Applicant's financial information and assumptions through the use of financial models and, to the extent necessary, seeking input from third-party consultants.D. After submission of a complete Application and review by the Corporation in accordance with the requirements of the Act and these Rules, the Corporation will determine whether to recommend to the Board that it approve a TIF Incentive for the Applicant. In developing a recommendation, the Corporation may take into account, in consideration with other factors deemed relevant by the Corporation: 1. The evaluation of the Applicant's pro forma;2. The project's catalytic impact, impact on private investment, employment, and state and local revenues, and overall impact on the State;3. Whether the project furthers State or municipal planning and development objectives, or both;4. Whether the project maximizes the value of vacant, dilapidated, outmoded, or underutilized property,5. If the Application provides for a Qualifying TIF Area that is larger than the Project Area, the Corporation shall consider the positive impact of the provision of infrastructure or utilities upon the development, or potential for development, of the benefitted properties, and shall also review any comments provided by the title owners of the benefitted properties; and6. Whether there exists an opportunity for the State or the Corporation to recoup or receive a return on all or portion of the TIF Incentive to be issued to Applicant by virtue of a receipt of an equity stake or other interest in or return from the project.E. If the Corporation determines that it will not recommend a complete Application to the Board for approval of a TIF Incentive, it shall notify the Applicant in writing of such decision.F. The Corporation may set periodic Application deadlines that will be published on the Corporation's website from time to time.870 R.I. Code R. 870-RICR-30-00-6.11
Amended effective 12/19/2018